Milk-pail holder.



J. A. LACLAIR.

MILK PAIL HOLDER. 4 APPLICATION FILED A'ue.14.19n.

Patented May 21, 1918.

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Be it known that Ltlosnrnz Ala onsn LA- onem, a citizen of the United States, residing at Owendale, in the county of Huron and Sta'te'of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Milli Pail Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full clear, and exactfdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the ant to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Thisyi-nventloil relates to improvements in The object of this invention'is to provide a holder capable of being removably secured to the pail at" diametrically opposite be adjusted to compensate movable member, each of the members being provided with depending'lips through which are arranged screws] adapted to "permit. the device to be .adjustably andrig'idly securedto the pail at diametrically opposite points and the movable member is adapted to be held in clam ing engagement with the stationary member'tightlybinding the device upon the pail. f

A. further objector this invention is to provide a milk pail holder oi? this character,

which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

With theseand other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set "forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawing 1 Figure l is. a front elevation partly broken away to illustrate the holder as applied to the pail and as made in accordance with this invention.

for f pails of various x .thick- I nesses so that theholder may be readily and Specification of Letters Iatent. P t nt d May at, rate. Application filed August M, 1917. Serial No. 186,187.

designates the handle ofmy' holder and it. comprises an arcuate body 2 having one endv curvednpwardly. as at 3, the terminal. of

the upwardly curved portion bent downwardly and inclined inwardly as ate-topmvide aretaining or clamping member. The arcuate body 2 end withlaspair'ol' spaced longitudinally extending slots 5 a locking ring '6. The upwardly curved portion 3, of the handlel is provided centrally of its sideedges with spaced slits defining.

tongues 7 which are bent upwardly at right angles thereto.

arranged therein adj ain which is slidably arrangedv -The clamping member 4:. has screw threadedly re provided adj acent its outer cent its lower end a, thumb ,screw 8 which is Y arranged to extend transversely through. the

member 4 as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

A leverv 9 having; an arcuate body has both ends curved upwardlyas at 10 and the inner.

upwardlycurved end has its terminal bent downwardly at right angles thereto as at 11 and defines a clamping with the) clampingniember l of-the handle to removably secure the handle to a milk pail or bucket as designated by the letter A in the drawings. The clamping member 11 has extending transversely therethrough an adjustinp; thumb screw 12 which member coeperating coiiperates with the thumb screw 8 as a retaining member for the handleto firmlyv clamp the device upon a milk pail or bucket designated A. Vlhe downwardly depending clamping member ll on the lever is provided adjacent its point of juncture with spaced ears 1?, which ears are formed,integrally with the opposite side edges of the clarnpinge, member 11 and extend rearwardly as illustrated. A pin 14- is extended transversely through the ears 7 and 13., the bandie and lever respectively to pivotally so lltl cure the lever to and in handle, which slots it is to be and lever end of tl under the mo es? the slots of the are defined by the ears 7.

understood that the handle are constructed of any suitable metal suitable for the of a size purpose and that the less than the handle 1. 1e lever is adapted to be looking ring 6 after moved into engagement with the outer side of the arcuate body 2 of the handle 1 as the drawing.

illustrated in Fig. 1 of It Will be apparent by virtue of the screws 12 and 8 may be adjusted to respectively, that the holder compensate for the walls or buckets or pails of various thicknesses and may be readily and quickly clamped thereto by simply handle on the inte ing the lever into contact downwardly, with the exterior of the bucket arranging the lip of the 'or of the bucket, forcforcing the screw or pad and arrange the outer end of the lever under the loc rice is ready for use. parent that by virtue of it will snugly and king ring 6 and the de- It will also be apthe arcuate body 2, readily conform to the configuration of the knees, the pail may be posi tioned between obviating the necessity sure to the exterior the legs of thle user, thus of app ying presof the bucket by the knees and causing the person using the pail or bucket to become tired when While in the foregoing there milking.

has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of th1s invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and a rrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed .1. A n'iilkpail h is: l older comprising a lian one end of the amping member carried andle. and a locki ng means carried by the handle and colipcrating with the lever for holding the lever in engagement with the for urging the clamping members in the direction of each other 2. A, milk pail holder comprising a hen-- dle having an arcuate body, each end of the body curved upwardly, the terminal of the upwardly curved body inclined downwardly and outwardly, a locking ring slidably mounted adjacent the outer end of the hundle, spaced ears formed integrally with the handle at the upwardly curved portion, a lever, ears formed integrally with the lever and located between the ears of the handle and pivotally secured thereto, a clamping member carried by the lever, adjusting screws arranged in the clamping members of the handle and lever respectively, said clamping members or the handle and lcwr respectively adapted to be engaged on the Wall of a milk pail at diametrically opposite points to facilitate the supporting of the milk pail upon the knees of the user.

3. A milk pail holder comprising a handle formed of a single strip of material having an arcuate body, :1 depending clamping member, an adjusting screw arranged trans versely through the clamping member, a lever pivotally secured to the handle adjacent the clamping member, a clamping mcmher carried by the lever arranged in spaced parallel relation with the clamping member of the handle, an adjusting screw arranged transversely through the clamping member of the lever and cooperating with the art justing screw of the handle to facilitate the rcrnovably securing of the same to a pail, and a locking ring carried by the handle cotiperating' with the free end of the lever for normally holding the clamping members in engagement with the pail.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. LACLAlll. 

